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NCAA Regional
Cyrus Stewart Advances To NCAA Championship
5/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
May 17, 2014
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMGolf)
RALEIGH, N.C. - Wake Forest junior Cyrus Stewart gave himself quite the birthday gift on Saturday - a trip to the NCAA Championship. Stewart carded a final round 72 in breezy conditions to earn the individual qualifying spot at the NCAA Raleigh Regional.
The top individual not on one of the five advancing teams earned a spot in next week's NCAA Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan. Stewart started the round on the qualifying spot and didn't let anyone else into the mix with steady play throughout the day. He birdied the par-5 first and then rebounded from an unfortunate double-bogey at No. 5 with another birdie at the par-5 seventh.
His birdie on No. 13 gave him a four-shot edge on the nearest competitor and a solid closing three holes pushed him through. Since the NCAA went to the regional format in 1989, Stewart is just the third Demon Deacon to individually qualify, joining Lee Bedford in 2011 and Michael Capone in 1999.
For the week, Stewart made 14 birdies, carded rounds of 69-68-72 and finished in a tie for sixth place at 4-under par.
As a team, the Deacons came into the day in sixth place, six shots behind Florida State which occupied the fifth and final qualifying spot. Wake was never able to make up any ground over the course of the round and finished in seventh place, nine shots behind the Seminoles.
Freshman Clancy Waugh finished behind Stewart in 38th place after carding a final round 75. Waugh made eight birdies over three rounds and finished at 7-over par.
Fellow freshman Danny Guise finished two shots behind Waugh in 46th place at 9-over par. Guise carded one birdied and 13 pars in his final round 74.
Sophomore Davis Womble opened the tournament with a round of 78 but bounced-back with rounds of 72-75 to finish. He was tied for 60th at 12-over par. Womble finished the second round with a rare birdie at No. 18 and then made a nice birdie at the par-3 17th on Saturday.
Senior Thomas Birdsey finished his Demon Deacon career with rounds of 71-77-78 to finish in a tie for 63rd at 13-over.
Stewart will head to Kansas next weekend for the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship. The 72-hole stroke-play portion begins on Friday, May 23.
NCAA Raleigh RegionalLonnie Poole Golf ClubRaleigh, N.C.Par 71, 7,213 yards
Team StandingsPl Team +/- Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Total1 Georgia Tech -27 268 272 285 8252 Washington -10 278 278 286 8423 Texas A&M -3 284 281 284 8494 Kentucky +4 281 279 296 8565 Florida State +8 289 278 293 8606 Texas Tech +12 288 288 288 8647 Wake Forest +17 286 287 296 8698 Mercer +18 291 286 293 8709 Minnesota +20 287 286 299 87210 Memphis +21 290 287 296 87311 South Alabama +26 280 294 304 87812 Rice +34 294 285 307 88613 Bethune-Cookman +45 296 296 305 897
Top-5 Individuals1 Jonathan Sanders (WASH) -10 68 67 68 2032 O. Schniederjans (GT) -7 66 68 72 206T3 Adria Arnaus (A&M) -6 71 70 66 207T3 Seth Reeves (GT) -6 69 69 69 2075 Stephen Powers (UK) -5 67 68 73 208
Wake Forest IndividualsT6 Cyrus Stewart -4 69 68 72 209T38 Clancy Waugh +7 71 74 75 220T46 Danny Guise +9 75 73 74 222T60 Davis Womble +12 78 72 75 225T63 Thomas Birdsey +13 71 77 78 226
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